24-10-2016 07:00
The agricultural sector in the Netherlands is in a transition, aiming for improved sustainability and quality, stressing the importance of innovation. An increasing interest for food is the main trigger for this transition. More often, consumers want to make a conscious choice for healthier and sustainable food, paying great attention to the ecological durability of the food chain.
23-10-2016 14:00
On October 24-25, the Netherlands’ Vice Minister for Foreign Trade, Marten van den Berg, is bringing a business delegation of 35 companies to Vietnam. Van den Berg talked to VIR’s Hoang Anh about the potential for Dutch and Vietnamese companies to co-operate in many areas – especially high-tech and environmentally-friendly fields.
15-09-2016 10:10
An electronic dance music festival called the “Land of Dreams Escape” on September 25 will feature DJs and music producers from Russia, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Netherlands.
12-09-2016 14:23
SPIJK, Netherlands: Local favourite Joost Luiten lived to his billing as the home hero with a record-equalling final round 63 to clinch the Dutch Open in Spijk on Sunday (Sep 11).
09-09-2016 09:16
THE HAGUE: Pioneering US electric car firm Tesla said Thursday (Sep 8) it was investigating a fatal crash in The Netherlands when a Model S sedan ploughed at high-speed into a tree.
29-06-2016 14:00
UNITED NATIONS: Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan and Sweden were elected on Tuesday (Jun 28) to serve a two-year stint on the UN Security Council, with the Netherlands and Italy locked in a tight race for a remaining spot.
27-06-2016 16:00
THE HAGUE- Britain's vote to leave the EU has sent shockwaves across the Netherlands, a founding member of the European community, but despite a push by eurosceptics analysts say a referendum here soon is unlikely.
24-05-2016 09:42
Two US-assembled F-35A fighter jets landed in the Netherlands on Monday, ahead of the stealthy plane's European air show debut over the summer.
18-05-2016 09:30
Damen, a Netherlands-based global leader in shipbuilding, has not yet completed its acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in Song Cam Shipbuilding JSC – the most profitable shipyard in Vietnam – as the stake sale is still under government consideration.
26-04-2016 16:37
The Netherlands' Royal De Heus, an international organisation with a leading position in the animal feed industry, has boosted its presence in Vietnam with the installation of its seventh animal feed plant.
18-04-2016 09:53
The Hang Dau water tower, a historical relic with special architecture in Hanoi, is being illuminated at night from April 16 – 27, a project sponsored by the Netherlands.
30-03-2016 13:00
Substitute Luciano Narsingh's contested 77th-minute winner brought England back down to earth as the Netherlands came from behind to claim a 2-1 victory in Tuesday's friendly at Wembley.
29-03-2016 11:20
Liverpool midfielder James Milner will captain England for the first time in Tuesday's home friendly with the Netherlands, the Football Association announced on Monday.
26-03-2016 14:00
France claimed an exciting 3-2 friendly win over the Netherlands on a night of emotion in Amsterdam on Friday, the day after Dutch legend Johan Cruyff died at the age of 68.
14-03-2016 17:30
The International Hot Air Balloon Festival 2016 will be organized in Thua Thien-Hue with the participation of pilots and balloonists from Thailand, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Switzerland, the Republic of Korea, the United States and the Philippines on May 4-5.